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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

present 2 days to months

English answer:

appear after 2 days to as long as months

Added to glossary by Fahd Hassanein
Jun 16, 2010 11:48
13 yrs ago
English term

present 2 days to months

English Medical Medical (general) transfusion
Delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions occur because of incompability of minor antigens and are characterized by extravascular hemolysis. They present 2 days to months after transfusion.

does it mean " appear after 2 days or even after a few months" or " are present for two days to a few months = last this long " ?
Thank you in advance
Responses
5 +4 appear after 2 days to as long as months
4 +3 become observable two days or even months after transfusion
References
they present themselves
Change log

Jun 30, 2010 05:26: Fahd Hassanein Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Ildiko Santana

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Discussion

R.S. (asker) Jun 20, 2010:
Thank you, Tony for confirming my interpretation. What confused me was voting my question non-pro by the user who understands it as "within two days" in his/her comment. After all, anyone who votes non-pro seems to send the following message "the answer is obvious, my confidence level is 5".
Tony M Jun 17, 2010:
My understanding (not a medical expert, though!) is that it is 'no earlier than 2 days' — to me, the clear implication is that you must wait at least 2 days before expecting to see these signs, but that they may even take a lot longer than that to appear.
R.S. (asker) Jun 17, 2010:
one more question who is right about the meaning of "two days" here:
1)Fahd Hassanein who says "no earlier than two days" or
2)ildiko who says "as early as within two days"?

"within two days" implies even the first few hours after transfusion, doesn't it?
B D Finch Jun 16, 2010:
Two Two should be written in full and appears to indicate the shortest period of time that elapses before reactions are observable. Several months, as the number of months is not specified.
Tina Vonhof (X) Jun 16, 2010:
I would say a few months or several months.
R.S. (asker) Jun 16, 2010:
how many months? I don't know about "2", it's written aa a digit, not word in my text.
I have a question about the months: how many does the author mean? : two? a few? I can't leave it blank before "months" as it would sound awkward in my native language.
Tina Vonhof (X) Jun 16, 2010:
Error? It sounds to me as if the number 2 is an error. It would be much more logical to say "appear after days or even after a few months".

Responses

+4
4 mins
Selected

appear after 2 days to as long as months

They appear no earlier than 2 days and may still appear for as long as months.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-06-16 13:30:53 GMT)
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The term cannot mean (in this specialized field) that the reactions occur for two days. "They present 2 days to months AFTER transfusion." The word "present" is actually where the problem lies for non-medical professionals. It means "show up" or "appear" as Tony explained in his comment. 2 days is the minimum period before which no reactions appear and they may appear later than that period for as long as months.
Peer comment(s):
agree Shera Lyn Parpia : several months, maybe
8 mins
Thanks!
neutral British Diana : This does not really solve the ambiguity. Which of the alternatives do you support?
13 mins
Thanks! You may review the question again and Tony M's comment with his agreement.
agree Tony M : 'to present' means 'to show up' or 'to appear', and is not the same as 'to be present'
14 mins
Thanks!
agree Stephanie Ezrol : often stated as "they present themselves"
56 mins
Thanks!
neutral B D Finch : I also find your answer ambiguous.
1 hr
Thanks! You may also review the question to know what was ambiguous for the asker!
agree Ildiko Santana : Patients may experience reactions as early as within two days up to as late as several months after the procedure.
2 hrs
Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+3
1 hr

become observable two days or even months after transfusion

My understanding of "present" here is that it means that the symptom becomes observable. I believe that the time span given is not the duration of the symptom's observability, but the time when it might first become observable.
Peer comment(s):
agree British Diana : This is the explanation I was looking for!
17 mins
Thanks BD
agree Fahd Hassanein
48 mins
Thanks Fahd
agree Tony M
49 mins
Thanks Tony
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Reference comments

1 hr
Reference:

they present themselves

A google search on "they present themselves" + symptoms has many interesting examples.

Here's one:

http://www.coloncancerresource.com/colorectal-cancer-symptom...
Regular testing for colon polyps and removing them when they present themselves is vital.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree Tony M : Poor English, but sadly does occur!
6 mins
neutral B D Finch : I have often come across "to present" used as in the question i.e. as an intransitive verb. I think it is quite standard medical language.
29 mins
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